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FOR the longest time, Thailand was the classic Southeast Asian destination. Its beautiful beaches, cheap accommodations, and amazing food secured the country on the top of most travellers’ lists for the region. But over the last few years, Vietnam has started to steal the Southeast Asia spotlight — offering less-crowded and cheaper options for ...

As many as 100 photos featuring natural and cultural heritage sites are being showcased at an exhibit that opened on November 2 in the central city of Da Nang. Photo exhibition on Vietnamese heritage sites opens in Da Nang They were chosen from thousands of entries in a photo contest, launched for the second year, to highlight national ...

Hop-on hop-off bus service, which is popular in some major cities around the world such as London, New York, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, has been present in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam. From now, when traveling to Ho Chi Minh, it’s more convenient for tourists with hop-on hop-off bus service, which picks up and discharges passengers at famous tourist ...

Those were the last words caving expert Howard Limbert said to me before he disappeared into the cavern’s dark abyss. I repeated his warning in my head as I scrambled along the serrated ridge that would take me inside the largest cave in the world, Hang Son Doong. Jagged boulders of limestone scatter below me, stretching for 80 metres to the ...

In a bid to revive its tourism industry, Vietnam dropped visa requirements for tourists from five European countries. Travelers from Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain will not require a visa to visit the Southeast Asian country from July 1 for trips up to 15 days, the Associated Press reported Thursday, citing a Vietnamese government ...

The recent snowfalls have damaged a lot of trees and roads in the Hoang Lien National Park. The park, including the Fansipan peak, will be closed in three months, to have time to repair roads and to prevent forest fire, according to the latest announcement of the park authority. The snowfalls in December 2013 heavily damaged the Hoang Lien ...

Located behind a range of limestone mountains in Gia Sinh Commune, Gia Vien District, Ninh Binh Province, the site with construction lying about in disorder and in the way, so it is difficult to imagine its beauty as well as its solemn to a pagoda in the true sense of the word as the tradition. However, its great size and imposingness can be felt ...

Nestled along wooded boulevards among the city’s two dozen lakes you will find architectural souvenirs left by all who conquered this great valley, from the Chinese who first came in the last millennium to the French, booted out in our own century. Getting into Hanoi The trip into the city from Noi Bai Airport takes about an hour and offers ...

Tam Coc was named as "Ha long Bay in land or on rice field " Tam means as tthree and Coc means as Cave, The local people called the cave first, two and three or even hang a name known collectively as the Three water. Territory of Van Lam village, Ninh Hai Commune, Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh city of about 7 km southwest of ... From the marina Dinh, ...

Dear Clients, We warmly welcome you to Hanoi Orchid Restaurant where you can enjoy a wide range of authentic food as well as participate in our interactive cooking classes. Our skillful, friendly, enthusiastic and English-speaking staff members have all graduated from Hanoi Hospitality College. We specialize in local Vietnamese flavors ...